Price of Management

- Hehe! Hot present!

The Salamander laughed viciously and threw a huge ball of fire over the head of the Black Cross that had been half buried. It was a hot gift, literally.

“Oh, no! ”

“Stop him! ”

The Black Cross panicked in front of the crisis.

“I have to save him! ”

“I can't! Save the Black Cross!”

The sorcerers who tried to capture me had to give up on me and save the Black Cross.

Krrrrrrr!

A few wizards spread their shields and block the fireball. The other wizards brought out the buried Black Cross.

Through that gap, I summoned the spirits.

“Woundee, Salamander, Silf, everybody, come here! ”

The spirits lunged at me without a word.

Woundee was in my fluids. The salamander got into my body temperature. The silk seeped into my lungs as I breathed.

It was hidden in my body before being enchanted by spirits.

“Noum, let's go! ”

- Yeah!

I dived into the ground with Noon. My body sank into the ground without resistance. My specialty, hiding under the ground, is that salamanders are called moles.

You continue to examine the situation on the ground with the spirit's senses.

The wizards were busy pulling the Black Cross Satan out of the ground.

The Horn Empire has succeeded in occupying the Wall. Soldiers who were about to enter the Broken Gate were in a mood, though they used their chariots to break through the dirt wall.

I tried to draw as much time as I could, but I couldn't stop a huge army by myself.

Fortunately, while I was stalling, Operation Campbell safely evacuated the entire force through the secret passageway. However, the pace was very slow, as we had to lead many troops through a secret passageway. If we are chased, we will be caught soon.

There are already 20,000 cavalry exiting the mountain passage and blocking the retreat, and even 100,000 Temple of Knights are gathering like ants in front of the target.

“Wait?”

The hordes of the Horn Empire troops crowded against the walls of the Temple of Knights suddenly arose in greed.

If we show them the devastating power of superior animosity, we might be able to break their will.

Why don't we make an earthquake and knock down the walls like we did with Earl Lindell? You could crush the Horn Empire with the ruins of its walls. If we do well, we could wipe out tens of thousands in a single blow.

However, the walls of the Temple of Knight were sturdy enough to be even stronger than Earl Lindell. It is also large and has been fortified for decades and requires a great deal of Spirit Affinity to be destroyed.

I had already fought fiercely with the Black Cross, and I had already consumed a lot of spiritual affinity in my constant pursuit of wizards.

Once you break down the wall from here, you won't have much time left.

“Oh, this is conflicting. ”

I wrapped my head around it.

Save your strength in order to safely retreat from the enemy's pursuit of the Birdman of Campbell. But…….

Don't you miss the chance to wipe out tens of thousands of Horn Empire troops!

I got caught up in a conflict on the road to both sides.

At that time, however, the past predicament of the late Marquis of Juden suddenly struck the brain.

He avoided nearly annihilation of his forces during the last nomadic uprising. As bait to draw the enemy in, and as shield to replace the emperor.

As such, he lost the most troops among the current commanders of the Horn Empire, but was recognized as a first-class scholar and gained the emperor's trust.

That meant he wasn't afraid of losing his troops at all. It was a big mindset about achieving strategic goals, not troops.

Yeah, it is.

On the contrary, killing a large number of enemies here will not affect the war plague.

If only I could exterminate all 100,000 people here. There are Black Cross Satanists and wizards. Even if I exert my full power, I would stop at the level of 230,000.

Of the more than 500,000 Horn Empire troops, the damage was minor.

However, Duke Meutt's disciples, including the Duke of Campbell, are far more important than that.

Unlike the Horn Empire, our Kingdom of Leaden has not had many talents for war. Most of the lords of this country are familiar with peace, so Duke Meutt and his disciples must play an important role.

Yeah, it is.

Calmly understand the gravity of the work.

It doesn't matter how many enemies you defeat. Focus on getting Duke Meutt's group to retreat safely for the first time. We still have a long way to go.

Calming my mind, I understand the movements of Campbell's party.

The army of Duke Meutt, led by the Duke of Campbell, was all retreating into a secret passageway. We still need a lot of time to get out through the secret passageway.

“Noum!”

- Yeah, Dad.

The gnome sat down for my head. I stroked his cheek and said,

“Block the entrance to the secret passageway. ”

- Yeah!

As the gnome exerts its power, the entrance to the secret passageway is blocked by a wall of dirt. I continued installing the dirt wall and tripled it. This will take a long time to catch up.

“Let's get out of here. ”

I left the battlefield, traveling underground with the spirits.

* * *

Kuaang!

The Black Cross broke down the dirt wall that was blocking the gates like a fury.

When the wall is destroyed, the Horn Empire troops are pushed like Tidal Wave.

“Temple of Knights captured! ”

“Victory is ours! ”

The soldiers who have won the battle cry out in excitement.

Later, the Marquis of Juden, who entered the Temple of Knights, ordered his soldiers.

“Find the secret passageway through which the enemy has escaped. ”

Duke Meutt has left this place in secret. Without a secret passageway, we couldn't have escaped so conspicuously. Clearly, Caroc Ligand has created a secret passageway, just like the Grand Marquis of Ledon.

The Horn Empire has been searching for Duke Meutt. Soldiers turned on the lights and searched every corner of the mansion, even if they wanted to get some expensive stuff.

“Over here!”

“There's a secret passageway! ”

Shortly after, it was revealed that there was a secret entrance in the cafeteria on the first floor.

Given the obvious signs that many troops have passed, Duke Meutt must have used them to escape.

However, the entrance to the secret passageway has already been played by Caroc Ligand.

It was blocked by a wall of dirt.

The engineers tried to break it with shovels and pickaxes, but the soil wall was unusually strong this time.

“Do you think we'll break it? ”

The Black Cross Satan approaches the Marquis of Juden and asks.

The Marquis of Juden considers for a moment and shakes his head.

“No. This is the other knights. You have work to do. ”

“What is it? ”

“Take the wizards to the trail behind you and pursue the enemy. Join my son Nigel's cavalry and attack Duke Meutt. Caroc ligand will be a distraction. You'll need your strength. ”

“I see! But since we lost our horses.... ”

The knight lost all his precious horses after the weapon, so the Black Cross was feeling lost and humiliated.

“I'll give you a horse. ”

The Marquis of Juden borrowed a horse from the cavalry and gave it to the Black Cross.

Not only that, the wizards were also given horses. They needed fast maneuvers to chase the enemy.

“This is the only time I'll come back with Caroc Ligand's head! ”

“Focus on killing Duke Meutt and his disciples more than Caroc Ligand. ”

“Don't worry! ”

The Black Cross and the Wizards set off together. They head for the mountain pass behind which Nigel led the 20,000 cavalry.

The Marquis of Juden ordered the other knights to destroy the dirt wall with an error.

More than Expert-class knights have come to the forefront, kicking down the dirt wall and making their way into the secret passageway.

“Caroc ligand……. ”

The Marquis of Juden mutters.

“I made you a tasty supper, but you didn't make it. I knew you weren't a normal person. ”